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Min CC 07/24/2004 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING 109 S.MAIN July 27,2004 7:00 P.M. MINUTES 1. Call to Order-Mayor Ruppert called the meeting to order at 7:11 P.M. 2. Roll Call-All members of council were present. 3. Invocation-Councilman Campbell gave the invocation 4. Pledge of Alle ig ance-Mayor Ruppert led the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Citizens to be Heard This is the opportunity for visitors and guests to address the City Council on any issue. City Council may not discuss any non agenda issue,nor may any action be taken on any non agenda issue at this time. (Attorney General Opinion—JC-0169) (Limit of three minutes each) -Don Paragon-Spoke about the traffic on meek street and would like to see speed bumps put on meek street. 6. Consent Agenda-Consent Items (All items listed below are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered as part of the order of business.) A. Approval of the Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting on July 13,2004. B. Approval of resignation of Sherman Harrison from the Police Department. C. Approval of resignation of Michael Wanke from the Parks Commission. D. Approval of transferring a surplus Crown Victoria Vehicle to the Volunteer Fire Department. Councilman Sutton pulled item 6D from the consent agenda. Councilwoman Gray made the motion to approve the consent agenda items A-C. Seconded by Councilwoman Hartman. For:All,Against:None. Councilman Sutton asked about item D,does it mean leasing,borrowing,or giving it to them. Mark Riffe stated that the car is probably worth about$1500. Chuck Balcar stated that the car can not be donated legally,it would have to be transferred in their contract. Councilman Sutton made the motion to approve item 6D. Seconded by Councilman Campbell. For: All, Against:None. 7. Consent Agenda(Builder Items) Approval of Final Subdivision Plat for Cibolo Valley Ranch,Unit 8. (Planning and Zoning recommended approval) Councilwoman Gray pulled the item from the consent agenda item. Drainage was discussed concerning this unit. Councilman Sutton made the motion to approve the consent agenda item, builder item. Seconded by Councilman Troncoso. For:All,Against:None. 8. Discussion/Action Builder Items) A. Approval/Disapproval of Masterplan for Creekview Crossing Subdivision. (Planning and Zoning recommended approval) Councilwoman Gray stated that the future land use map shows that some of this map should be used as commercial. Mayor Ruppert stated that this area is outside the city limits. Councilman Sutton asked about enforcing the building and zoning codes in the ETJ. A discussion ensued as to whether it was in our master plan .Mrs.Gray stated that it was.Mr. Sutton pointed out that the master plan does not extend that far.Ed Beasley stated that the subdivision ordinance can be enforced but not the zoning ordinance in the ETJ. Chuck Balcar stated that ETJ developer masterplans may be disapproved if they do not confirm to the city's general plan for the extension of the municipality.Councilman Sutton made the motion to approve the Masterplan for Creekview Crossing Subdivision. Seconded by Councilman Campbell. For:All with exception of Councilwoman Gray. B. Approval/Disapproval of parkland donation at Gatewood. Rudeem Ramcharan,Parks Chairman,was in attendance and gave background about issue coming to council. Chad Carrie stated that the land is in excess of what they are required by ordinance to donate to the city. Stated that he spoke with Chuck Balcar and the city is in need of more parkland and not the funds. Showed council where land is located. This land is not located in the flood plan,but would cost due to the building of a bridge. There is no plan for improvements,just the donation. Councilman Campbell made the motion to approve the parkland donation at Gatewood with a donation of$50 per lot. Seconded by Councilman Sutton. For: All, Against:None. 9. Discussion Only Discussion on status of City Masterplan. Mayor Ruppert and Councilwoman Gray attended the first masterplan meeting. Councilwoman Gray gave an update to the council. The first data collection will be given to the Planning and Zoning meeting on August 17th. They will then breakdown into focus groups. Important to get the citizens of Cibolo involved. Gary Kelly stated that they are also looking at the 21st to use as a focus meeting. Also spoke about adding the masterplan information to the town hall meetings. Mayor Ruppert also gave the information about future meetings. There was also talk about getting the survey out. 10. Discussion/Action(General) A. Discussion/Action on the City Administrator/Manager Applications and setting up of interviews date and times. (Tentatively)Final Selection on August 10th Council Meeting. Mayor Ruppert stated that there were a total of 37 applicants at this time. There was discussion about the different applicants and came up with a list of five to interview. The time discussed was for August 7th starting at 1:00 P.M.with 45 minutes apart. Councilwoman Gray made the motion to interview candidates 3,12, 26, 27 and 35 on Saturday on August 7th with 45 minutes apart. Seconded by councilman Campbell. B.Discussion/Action on establishing dates and locations for Town Hall meetings for the purposes of educating citizens on the city charter. Councilman Sutton stated that he's been aware of on this for awhile. Has been talked to by citizens about wanting to get educated about the charter. This would also benefit the citizens in the ETJ that could be affected. They are going to try to influence their friends and neighbor who live in the city. There was discussion concerning about location,dates,time and how many should be held. Councilman Sutton made the motion to set a Town Hall meeting for August 31,2004 at 7:00 P.M.the new City Hall Facility. Seconded by Councilwoman Hartman. For:All,Against:None. C. Discussion/Action on resolving the city limit boundary conflict with the City of Santa Clara. Councilman Sutton explained the error that with the City of Santa Clara made with their ETJ. Had a conversation with David Fluker concerning the new school,which is in the Cibolo ETJ but in the City of Santa Clara. This needs to be straightened out ASAP. Chuck Balcar stated that he spoke with the engineer of the development that was discussed earlier,as it was in the disputed area.There is in fact a boundary dispute, not just a misplaced city limit sign.Councilman Sutton made the motion to direct the city attorney to draft a letter to contract the City of Santa Clara concerning the city limit sign location and its boundaries-to solve the problem. Seconded by Councilman Campbell. For:All,Against:None. 11. Comments A. City Staff Yvonne Griffin-Gave information about YMCA breakfast. Also spoke about CiboloFest committee meeting. Gary Kelly,P&Z,gave information on water retention pond. Chuck Balcar-Stated that he spoke with Edwards Aquifer concerning a bill they sent. B. City Council Councilman Campbell-Spoke about the priorities list. Also asked about the Weiderstein sign on IH35, stating it's been two years. Councilman Sutton-Spoke about the curbing on Dietz Road. Schertz sent a letter to the City concerning they will help chip in with the cost. Took a tour of the high school the other day,stated it would be a crown jewel for Cibolo. Then gave some of the members of the high school tour of the new city hall. C. Mayor-None 12. Adjournment Councilman Campbell made the motion to adjourn at 9:13 P.M. Seconded by Councilwoman Hartman. For: All, Against:None. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 10 DAY OF AUGUST,2004. Charles Ruppert Mayor ATTEST: ' -Qf vn onne Griffin C' Secretary